Dear Supporter:

Would you be concerned if you did the same job but lost 1/4 of your income in the last 2 years?

Most of us would be. That's essentially what is happening to ASU. Arizona's general fund allocation on a per student basis has declined 25 percent to $5,970 from $7,976 in 2008. And from its high point eleven years ago, it's down 35 percent. In fact, adjusted for inflation, we are back to 1980 levels of state support »

This has happened while ASU continues to do the job it was chartered to do for the people of the state: provide a high-quality university education to all students who are qualified to attend.

And currently, there are discussions of even more persistent, potentially devastating, threats to the state allocation for the universities, cuts that would set us back not 30, but 50 years.

Time and again, it has been demonstrated that states with highly educated, diversified and entrepreneurial workforces advance more quickly and are better able to keep pace with changing economic conditions than those without this key engine of the economy.

With a challenging recovery ahead of us, Arizona needs ASU to maintain quality teaching, discovery and innovation to help build both the local and the global competitiveness required to survive and prosper.

We're sure you would want to see the context of the problem at a time when discussions about the state budget and future cuts to education continue. To learn more, visit ASU and The State of Arizona's Fiscal Constraints.
Thank you for your continued support of ASU.

Sincerely,

Johnnie Ray
President & CEO
ASU Foundation